What color is #5C8383?

#5C8383 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Stream Burble. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5C8383?

The RGB value is 92, 131, 131: 92 red, 131 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5C8383?

The complementary color is #835C5C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5C8383?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.03:1 and white text 4.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5C8383 color

#5C8383 rgb(92, 131, 131)

Shades of teal

The hex color #5C8383 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.1% red, 51.4% green and 51.4% blue (92, 131, 131).

Its hue angle is 180°, with 17% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Stream Burble (#5E7E7D), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.03:1).

#5C8383 color codes

HEX	`#5C8383`
RGB	`rgb(92, 131, 131)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.1%, 51.4%, 51.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(180, 17%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(180, 30%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 0%, 0%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52, -13.48, -4.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52, 14.17, 197.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.625, 20.146, 24.481)`
Decimal	`6062979`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5C8383, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #5C8383	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.03:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#5C8383 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.03:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #5C8383 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5c8383; }
.text { color: #5c8383; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5c8383; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(92 131 131 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5c8383, #5c7083); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #5C8383?: #5C8383 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Stream Burble. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5C8383?: The RGB value is 92, 131, 131: 92 red, 131 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5C8383?: The complementary color is #835C5C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5C8383?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.03:1 and white text 4.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.